The fire started around 1:20 p.m. off of Texas 326, near Fish Lake and Laird roads. Firefighters at the scene originally estimated the fire to be about 150 acres, but as the fire grew and expanded in other directions, estimating its size became more difficult.

The Texas Forest Service assisted the Kountze, Silsbee, Sour Lake, Lumberton, Pineridge, Pinewood and Saratoga fire departments worked to extinguish the flames.

After 8 p.m., the winds had died down and most of the volunteer firefighters were released.

The fire burned between 225 and 250 acres.

"All of the different agencies whose combined effort prevented any homes from being destroyed by the fire worked very well together, as they always do," Wigley said. "We are very fortunate in Hardin County to have such dedicated and firefighters and the assistance of the Texas Forest Service and Hardin County Sheriff's Office."

Wigley asks people in Hardin County to stay informed about the dry conditions and adhere to all burn bans.

"Stay alert, not alarmed," she said.

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Several Hardin County fire departments are at the scene of a wildfire that has grown from its originally estimated 150 acres in Kountze Wednesday afternoon.

The brush fire started around 1:20 p.m. in an area off of Texas 326, near Fish Lake and Laird roads. No structures were threatened as of 4:15 p.m., according to firefighters at the scene.

As of that time, the fire was about 50 percent contained, they said. The fire has split off into about five branches, making further containment difficult.

Kountze, Silsbee, Sour Lake, Lumberton, Pineridge, Pinewood and Saratoga fire departments are working the fire, and the Texas Forest Service has been called to assist.